Oil burner



G. S. CLYDE.

OIL BURNER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- 7. 1920.

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OIL BURNER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 24, 1922.

Application filed September 7, 1920. Serial No. 408,538.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE S. CLYDE, a citizen of the United States, and resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Oil urner, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

In connection with oil burners, it is a well appreciated fact that it has been extremely diflicult to provide a proper vehicle for the fuel to be burned, so that a perfect flame might be produced.

With this in mind, numerous devices have been placed upon the market which embody the provision of pre-heating fluid fuel, or the air utilized, for purposes of combustion, or both.

Fluid fuels are constantly depreciating in volatile value, so that it is increasingly difficult to inject or introduce the same into a nozzle in such a manner than an efficient combustion will result.

Having these defects in mind, I have now constructed an oil burner which shall be capable of producing a desirable flame from virtually any fuel having any fuel value.

A further object of my invention is the construction of a device of this nature in which, without any extraneous apparatus, a vehicle is provided having fuel which will result in an intimate commingling, minute sub-division, and even distribution of the particles of the same, at the same time supplying elements which will induce combustion to a point at which the flame produced will be entirely non-oxidizing.

Further objects of my invention will appear in the annexed specification and drawings, which latter represent one practical embodiment of my invention, and in which,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary sectional side view taken along the line 1-1 of Figure 3.

Figure 2 is a side view taken along the lines 2-2 of Figure 3, and

Figure 3 is a sectional view the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

In these views the reference numerals 5 and 6 designate two pipes respectively, the first being adapted to be coupled to a conventional water or steam supply system, the second being adapted to carry fluid fuel of any desired nature, the flow through both of these devices being controlled by any suitable valves such as 7.

taken along Both of these types conveniently include a flange as has been indicated in Figure 3, and extend upwardly thereof contacting with each other, as has been clearly shown in Figures 1 and 2. By this construction the upwardly extending portions 8 and 9 respectively of the pipes 5 and 6 lie parallel and adjacent to each other.

It is to be noted that these upwardly extending sections each conveniently include an enlarged portion forming chambers 10 and 11 respectively. The former chamber connects with the water supply pipe 5 and forms what might be termed a dissociating chamber in which the component elements of the water are separated, and subsequently pass through the pipe 12, which latter lies at right angles to the portion 8 of the same.

It will be seen, reference being had to Figure 1, that a check valve of any suitable construction, such as a ball valve 13 is positioned within the chamber 10 of the pipe 5, so that any back pressure into the service line is prevented during those moments at which this would be liable to occur were the transmission of pressure not impeded by this means.

A. conventional overflow trap formed by a downwardly extending portion of pipe 14 is also associated with each of the pipes 5 and 6 respectively, at a point (reference being had to the pipe 5) above the chambers 10. Any water, due to the intense heat, which would not be entirely dissociated within the chamber 10 would be caused to overflow into the extension 14:, where it would be dissociated by the flame (produced in a manner hereinafter described) which would play beyond the chamber 10 and upon this portion.

It will be understood that the chamber 10 associated with the pipe 6 forms a vaporizing chamber for the fuel oil utilized, and thus the oxygen forming one of the dissociated elements o f the water is carried within the continuation 12 of the pipe 5, the fuel gas being carried in the adjacent pipe forming a continuation of the pipe 6.

A nozzle is now provided, which nozzle has been clearly illustrated in Figure 2. This member preferably includes a pair of lead conduits l5 and 16 which connect with the fuel and water pipes respectively, and terminate in a common flaring passage 17 forming a continuation of these leads, which ticles of dissociation,

passage projects in the direction of the chambers 10 and 11.

It is to be noted that the lead 16 adjacent its point of communication with the lead 15 is formed with a restricted portion 18, thus providing a venturi, crease the velocity of the dissociated elements'of the water, which will act as a vehicle for the fuel vapors merging from the lead 15, and serve to more minutely subdivide the particles of the fuel mixture, at the same time inter-mingling the same with the particles of oxygen produced by the parwhereby a flame of intense heat will be produced.

It will be appreciated that by this construction the flame produced by the nozzle is impinged upon the chambers 10 and 11, and the traps positioned to the rear of the same, subsequent to which it will rebound against the deflector 19 and following the same curve outwardly.

Obviously numerous modifications 0t structure might readily be resorted to withwhich will serve to inout in the least departing from the spirit. of my invention, which I claim as 1. An oil burner including conduits adapted to receive a fluid, a nozzle secured to the outer ends of said conduits, members interposed in said conduits and presenting chambers lying in the path of the flame produced by said nozzle, and pipes connected to said conduits at points beyond said nozzle, said pipes having their outermost ends closed, whereby to form traps, said pipes lying to the rear of said members, and also in line with the path of the flame.

2. An oil burner including conduits adapted to receive fluids, a nozzle secured to the outer ends of said conduits and members interposed in said conduits andpresenting chambers lying in the path of the flame produced by said nozzle, and a valve positioned in the lowermost end of one of said chambers and co-operating with a valve seat forming part of the'same.

GEORGE SUNBY CLYDE. 

